Established in 1946, Walker Products held its annual sales meeting for its international team of sales representatives at the Grand Lux Café located in the Palazzo hotel on Tuesday morning before the opening of the 2017 AAPEX show. Nearly 80 reps, sales staff and management were on-hand for the event.

During the meeting, Geoffrey Wilsey, vice president of sales and marketing, announced this year’s award winners.

Pacific Marketing of Orange County, California, was named Sales Rep Agency of the Year.

“The success that Pacific Marketing has achieved in 2017 is a testament to the sales experience of its organization and the effective team they have established. Pacific Marketing exhibits a superior level of performance and group communication that has earned the company this award. Pacific Marketing’s professionalism and dedication to the success of both of our organizations reflects on the talent within its group. We are pleased to have Pacific Marketing as a part of our rep partner team,” said Wilsey.

Bryan Coffman of Hirsig-Frazier Co. in Richardson, Texas, was named Sales Rep of the Year.

“Walker Products recognizes that the loyalty between organizations is what makes a team strong, cohesive and effective. While sales performance is always a metric, we attribute Bryan Coffman’s commitment, initiative, communication and integrity to the success of our relationship and ultimately, sales performance. Bryan’s professionalism and dedication to achieve our long-term goals represents his true character, and reflects on the caliber of talent within the Hirsig-Frazier organization. We are honored to have Bryan as a part of our rep partner team, and we look forward to a very successful future as partners in the automotive aftermarket,” said Wilsey.